CO129-209 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [5] — Page 390

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futures to be recruited means of cadets from Home. I should be the last to complain of this decision which appears to be most salutary; time I may perhaps be allowed to point out that if worked without Exception it might be the means of inflicting some injustice on officers who came out from Home to post in Hong Kong before the cadet system was so fully brought into force. I am perhaps almost the only if I am not the only Officer now here in this position.

I was offered a mastership in the Government Central School by your Lordship's predecessor in 1880. As to the manner in which my duties have been performed I enclose an extract from a letter by the Head Master to the Colonial Secretary.

The hardship of my position is increased by the fact, now I believe beginning to be generally admitted, that the masters of the Central School are inadequately paid, and also by the rule which seems to be acted upon, though it probably has never been put into words, that they are not generally eligible for posts in other Departments.

In view of these circumstances, which cannot but be somewhat discouraging to my

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here are in by ML at the same means futures to be recruited means of cadets from Home. I should be the last to complain of this decision which appears to be most salutary; time I may perhaps be allowed to point out that if worked without Exception it might be the means of inflicting some injustice on officers who came out from Home to post in Hong Kong before the cadet system was so fully brought into force. I am perhaps almost the only if I am not the only Officer now here in this position. I was offered a mastership in the Government Central School by your Lordship's predecessor in 1880. As to the manner in which my duties have been performed I enclose an extract from a letter by the Head Master to the Colonial Secretary. The hardship of my position is increased by the fact, now I believe beginning to be generally admitted, that the masters of the Central School are inadequately paid, and also by the rule which seems to be acted upon, though it probably has never been put into words, that they are not generally eligible for posts in other Departments. In view of these circumstances, which cannot but be somewhat discouraging to my Page 390 Page 391
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here are in by ML at the same means futurs to be recruited ? means of cadets from Home. I should be the last to complain of this decision which appears to most salutary; time I may perhaps be allowed to point out that if worked without Exception it might be the of inflicting soms injustier on officers who came out from Home to post in Hong Kong before the cadet system was so fully brought into force. Iam perhaps almost the only if I am not the only Officer now here in this position. I was offered a mashrship in the Government Central School ви your Lordship's predsensor in 1880. As to the manner in which 386 my duties have been performed Incloss an extract from a letter by the Head Masker to the Colonial Sserchery. The hardship of my position is increased by the fact, now I believe beginning to be generally admitted, that the masters of the Central School are inadequately paid, and also by the rule which seems to be acted upon, though it probably has never bren put into words, that they are not generally Eligible for posts in other Departments. In view of these circumstances, which cannot but be somewhat discouraging my Page 390Page 391
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here are in

by

ML

at the same

means

futurs to be recruited ? means of cadets from Home. I should be the last to complain of this decision which appears to

most salutary; time I may perhaps be allowed to point out that if worked without Exception it might be the of inflicting soms injustier on officers who came out from Home to post in Hong Kong before the cadet system was so fully brought into force. Iam perhaps almost the only if I am not the only Officer now here in this position.

I

was offered a mashrship in the Government Central School ви

your Lordship's predsensor in

1880. As to the manner in which

386

my duties have been performed Incloss an extract from a letter by the Head Masker to the Colonial Sserchery.

The hardship of my

position is increased by the fact, now I believe beginning to be generally admitted, that the masters of the Central School are inadequately paid, and also by the rule which seems to be acted upon, though it probably

has

never

bren

put into words,

that they are not generally

Eligible for posts in other Departments.

In view of

these

circumstances, which cannot but be somewhat discouraging

my

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